| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90004425 |
| Last name | Wilson |
| First name | Henry |
| Display name | Henry Wilson |
| Birth date | 1812 |
| Death date | 1875 |
| Birth place | New Hampshire |
| Death place | Washington |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | United States Government, Massachusetts Commonwealth |
| Bio notes | Leading Republican before and after the Civil War and a strong opponent of slavery. Originally a Whig; founded the Free Soil Party in 1848; joined Republican Party when Free Soil party dissolved. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1841-1842); Member of the Massachusetts Senate (1844-1846, 1850-1852); President of the Massachusetts Senate (1851-1852); US Senator from Massachusetts (1855-1873); Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs (1861-1873); Vice President of the United States (1873-1875). |